Scardinius ponticus

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Scardinius
Species: †Scardinius ponticus

Name

†Scardinius ponticus Kovalchuk, 2014

• Holotype: MNH–P 41/2358, isolated right pharyngeal tooth.
• Paratype: NMNH–P 41/2359, pharyngeal tooth.

Type locality and horizon: Odesa Pontian Lectostratotype (= 16th Station of Bol’shoy Fontan), Odesa Region, Southern Ukraine. Late Miocene, lower Pontian, Late Turolian, MN 13.

Etymology: The specific name is a Latin derivation and reflects the stratigraphic position (geological age of the corresponding alluvial layer).

References

• Kovalchuk, O.M. 2014. New Extinct Carp Fish Species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from the Late Neogene of Southeastern Europe. Vestnik Zoologii 48(5): 411–418. DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0049 Reference page.